Misc: United States Slogans

This is a bunch of amusing alternative slogans that people have come up with for their states compiled from a variety of sources. Speaking of which, if you've got a good one then please let me know.

  • Alabama: "At Least We're Not Mississippi."

  • Alaska: "11,623 Eskimos Can't Be Wrong!"

  • Arizona: "But It's a Dry Heat."

  • Arkansas: "Litterasy Ain't Everthing."

  • California: "As Seen on TV."

  • Colorado: "If You Don't Ski, Don't Bother."

  • Connecticut: "Like Massachusetts, Only Dirtier and With Less Character"
    also: "New York City's OTHER Suburb".

  • Delaware: "We Really Do Like the Chemicals in Our Water."

  • Florida: "Ask Us About Our Grandkids."

  • Georgia: "We Put the Fun in Fundamentalist Extremism."

  • Hawaii: "Haka Tiki Mou Sha'ami Leeki Toru (Death to Mainland Scum, But Leave Your Money)."

  • Idaho: "More Than Just Potatoes . . . Well OK, We're Not, But The Potatoes Sure Are Real Good."

  • Illinois: "Please Don't Pronounce the S."

  • Indiana: "2 Billion Years Tidal Wave Free."

  • Iowa: "We Do Amazing Things With Corn."

  • Kansas: "First Of The Rectangle States"
    also: "Don't Blame Us, We Voted for Dole".

  • Kentucky: "Five Million People; Fifteen Last Names."

  • Louisiana: "We're Not All Drunk Cajun Wackos, But That's Our Tourism Campaign."

  • Maine: "We're Really Cold, But We Have Cheap Lobster."

  • Maryland: "A Thinking Man's Delaware."

  • Massachusetts: "Our Taxes Are Lower Than Sweden's (For Most Tax Brackets)."

  • Michigan: "First Line of Defense From the Canadians."

  • Minnesota: "10,000 Lakes and 10,000,000 Mosquitoes."

  • Mississippi: "Come Feel Better About Your Own State."

  • Missouri: "Your Federal Flood Relief Tax Dollars at Work."

  • Montana: "Land of the Big Sky, the Unabomber, Right-Wing Crazies and Very Little Else."

  • Nebraska: "Ask About Our State Motto Contest."

  • Nevada: "Prostitutes and Poker!"

  • New Hampshire: "Go Away and Leave Us Alone."

  • New Jersey: "Ya Wanna >$%>! Motto? I Got Yer >$%>! Motto Right Here!"

  • New Mexico: "Lizards Make Excellent Pets."

  • New York: "You Have the Right to Remain Silent, You Have the Right to an Attorney . . ."

  • North Carolina: "Tobacco is a Vegetable."

  • North Dakota: "We Really are One of the 50 States!"

  • Ohio: "We Wish We Were In Michigan
    also: "Don't Judge Us by Cleveland".

  • Oklahoma: "Like the Play, Only No Singing."

  • Oregon: "Spotted Owl . . . It's What's For Dinner."

  • Pennsylvania: "Cook With Coal."

  • Rhode Island: "We're Not REALLY An Island."

  • South Carolina: "Remember the Civil War? We Didn't Actually Surrender."

  • South Dakota: "Closer Than North Dakota."

  • Tennessee: "The Educashun State."

  • Texas: "Si' Hablo Ing'les (Yes, I speak English)."

  • Utah: "Our Jesus Is Better Than Your Jesus."

  • Vermont: "Yep."

  • Virginia: "Who Says Government Stiffs and Slackjaw Yokels Don't Mix?"

  • Washington: "Help! We're Overrun By Nerds and Slackers!"

  • Washington, D.C.: "Wanna Be Mayor?"

  • West Virginia: "One Big Happy Family -- Really!"

  • Wisconsin: "Eat Cheese or Die"
    also: "Come Sniff Our Dairy Air"

  • Wyoming: "Wynot?"


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